In various examples, audio received from a source device is shared from a first wireless earbud to one or more other wireless earbuds. For example, source-device settings are shared by the first wireless earbud with the one or more other wireless earbuds to facilitate synchronization and passive receipt of data transmitted by the source device. Once the wireless earbuds are synchronized, they may check in with one another in a coordinated manner to share packets that were missed when passively listening to the source device.
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5. The audio system of claim 4, wherein the counting the quantity of discrete time durations is initiated asynchronously with the source device transmitting audio data via the third communication channel.
6. The audio system of claim 4, wherein the counting the quantity of discrete time durations is synchronized to start in parallel with the source device transmitting the first audio data via the third communication channel.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interval of discrete time durations begins asynchronously with the source device transmitting audio data via the first communication channel.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the interval of discrete time durations begins in parallel with the source device transmitting the first audio data via the first communication channel.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first message is received during a first time period, and wherein the second message is received during a second time period that does not overlap with the first time period.
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